I wouldn't necessarily restore that nice old pistol either (unless it was completely non-functional and required restoration to be useful again).
I normally don't pass things like this around, but it appears timely (and maybe a good deal for Henry):
http://sigsauer.com/upFiles/CmsContent/documents/2014%201911-PROMO-V2.pdf
I don't want to start a debate regarding the merits/issues with the Sig 1911's either...